Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

What do I do?

I help startups, scale-ups, software vendors, and funds secure their strategic hires and structure their Talent Acquisition function.

My role: Quickly recruit for critical roles (executives, sales, tech, product) while establishing a high-performing organization over time.

How do I work?

I work immersed in your teams (RPO mode or targeted mission).
I manage the complete recruitment cycle: sourcing, assessment, closing.
I structure your processes: dashboards, KPIs, TA units by BU or region.
I support your managers with predictive assessment methods to ensure reliable hires.
I manage TA teams from A to Z.

Some examples of successful missions over the past 12 years?

Criteo: Implementation of the global Product function.
SAP: Head of TA – managed 50 requisitions, reduced time-to-hire by 15%.
Concur: Creation of the Southern Europe TA unit, implementation of the Sales BU.
Intercloud: Critical recruitments, time-to-hire divided by 4 (120 → 30 days).
MSC Cruises: Building the IT & business support organization, 95% geographic diversity.

In numbers...

Up to 50 requisitions managed in parallel.
20 strategic recruitments delivered in 10 months for MSC.
Time-to-hire reduced to 25–30 days for critical roles.
Multi-country interventions: Switzerland, Europe, US.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational
Italian
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Lausanne (up to 50km), Genève (up to 10km), Neuchâtel (up to 30km), Yverdon-les-Bains (up to 10km), Zurich (up to 10km)

You Talent,
RPO & Executive Search
TECH
January 2018 - Today (8 years and 7 months)
Lausanne, Switzerland
Talent Acquisition Manager, combining executive headhunting missions and RPO solutions to support scale-ups, startups, and large companies in the technology sector (Intercloud, HOP, Aircall, AC Immune, Teldar).

- Global scopes (Switzerland, Europe, US): recruitments for mid and top management profiles: Sales, Finance, Marketing, HR, and Technical (IT, Data, Analytics, Customer-Facing).

- Strategic consulting with C-level executives: defining departments, aligning HR/business plans, acquisition strategies adapted to local markets.

- Structuring recruitment processes: implementing dashboards and KPIs to monitor performance.

Key Projects:

- Recruitment and setup of a complete IT organization for MSC Cruises (Geneva/Italy) + business support functions.

- Training and coaching managers in structured assessment methods to improve recruitment predictability.
RPO Recruitment Headhunting Start-up
Adobe, Software-
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner EMEA
TECH
January 2015 - January 2017 (2 years)
Paris, France
• First dedicated Talent Partner for the Southern EMEA region (France, Benelux, Spain, Italy), responsible for commercial (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success) and consulting recruitments.
• Managed large-scale recruitment cycles: up to 100 positions filled per year.
• Developed a strategy to reduce reliance on agencies (from 30% to 1%) and halve recruitment times through process redesign.
• Collaborated closely with HR, business leaders, and managers to embed a common and scalable TA approach across multiple countries.
• Deployed employer branding programs (referrals, university partnerships) enhancing talent attractiveness and retention. Results: measurable improvement in manager and candidate satisfaction, direct contribution to business growth.
Recruitment Headhunting Software Vendor Talent Acquisition
Change UP,
Founder – RPO & Executive Search|
TECH
January 2010 - January 2015 (5 years)
Paris, France
• Talent Acquisition RPO and Headhunter for international clients, large corporations, or tech scale-ups: such as Criteo, SAP, Concur, Stibo Systems.
• Conducted strategic recruitments across multiple continents (EMEA, US), covering sales, technical, and management functions.
Examples:
- Designed and managed the first global product division post-IPO at Criteo, in direct liaison with founders and US teams.
- Supported SAP during a critical growth phase, simultaneously managing 50 recruitments in EMEA and reducing time-to-fill from 30 to 15 days.
- Trained managers in structured interviews, implemented monitoring tools (KPIs, dashboards) to ensure reliable decision-making.
- Significantly improved recruitment quality, reduced costs, and positioned as a strategic partner to clients.
RPO Talent Acquisition Recruitment Scale-up